RMT 335 - Retail Information Technology

Description:
Use of contemporary technology in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting retail management data and writing and presenting retail management reports.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of contemporary retail technology terms and their meanings.
Identify and understand the hardware and software which encompasses retail technology including but not limited to e-point of sales, automatic identification and data capture, database management systems, networking and telecommunication.
Understand the role of modern electronic payment systems, enterprise resource planning systems and their functions and features in the retail context.
Understand the importance of supply chain management and customer relationship management, electronic commerce, emerging technologies like mobile computing, mcommerce, global positioning systems, and fraud protection systems in the retail context.
Identify and evaluate retail IT products and vendors.
Identify trends in technology that will impact the retail industry.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/18/2010